Santa Claus is Coming to Town

I am so excited for my first Christmas!

My mom read me a story about when Jesus was born.

I thought I could play the angel in the story and wear this halo.

Then I heard about Santa Claus and his reindeer!

I hope I've been a good boy!

A Month of Firsts

This month I went to church for the first time!

I went to my first movie in the theater, Where the Wild Things Are.

I discovered that my fingers are pretty tasty.

I had a lot of fun with my first babysitter, Grandma Sue.

And... I set a personal best with 2 blowouts and 2 baths in 2 hours!

Exercising New Muscles

I may have started out as a sleepy lump...


But now I'm spreading my wings!


I bundle up to hit the town...


And now I smile even when I'm not gassy!


Being a baby is the best!

Baby Blessing

Austin was blessed on Sunday at our ward here in Denver. We're grateful for those of you who were able to be there, and understanding of those who were not. The weather has been less than ideal for traveling, so we appreciate Mom, Dad, and Michael coming from Arkansas on your way back to California, and Sue, Bruce, Cameron, and Jessica braving the early morning snowstorm! Thank you also to Sabrina, Hao, and Brian, my friends from school who came to support us and Austin on this special day. We had a great weekend! Here are some pictures for those we missed.

I'm Thankful for Secondhand Turkey Feasts

Are we seriously doing this picture thing every day? Alrighty then...

I was sporting this hoodie for my first outing, to Costco.

Dad says my mouth is shaped like a trapezoid. Not cool, Dad.

It hurts us!

Grammasita and Papa are so cool! I can't wait to meet my California grandparents!

Baby Beluga

Can you believe I am almost one month old?

Meet my new friend, the whale. I like to watch him in my crib.

Check out my hand-span. I could have six fingers on these fists!

Counting Mommy's freckles (or flipping the bird... you decide)

Getting acquainted with Muttsy Jr.

Even my bathtub is a whale, how cool is that?

Giraffe vs. Frog

Austin had a momentous first Halloween. He celebrated one week of life by losing his umbilical cord and having his first real bath! He likes having his head scrubbed but he is not too keen on the body wash. Since he got two newborn-sized costumes as gifts, we decided he would start the day as a giraffe! Later that afternoon he made the transformation to frog-man! We decided: Austin as a frog > Austin as a giraffe... what do you think?